The 2016–17 Israeli Premier League was the eighteenth season since its introduction in 1999 and the 75th season of top-tier football in

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

. It began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli professional association football, football club from the city of Beersheba, Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club was estab ...

won a back-to-back title, finishing 13 points ahead of

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv () is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, j ...

Teams

A total of fourteen teams were competing in the league, including twelve sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted teams from the

2015–16 Liga Leumit The 2015–16 Liga Leumit was the 17th season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 74th season of second-tier football in Israel. A total of sixteen teams were contesting in the league, including eleven sides from the 2014–15 s ...

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. () is an Israeli professional football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. After winning their first championship in 1971, the club's golden period last ...

and Hapoel Acre were relegated to the

2016–17 Liga Leumit The 2016–17 Liga Leumit is the 18th season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 75th season of second-tier football in Israel. A total of sixteen teams are contesting in the league, including twelve sides from the 2015–16 Lig ...

after finishing the 2015–16 Israeli Premier League in the bottom two places. F.C. Ashdod and

Hapoel Ashkelon Hapoel Ashkelon F.C. (, ''Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Ashkelon'') was an Israeli football club based in Ashkelon. It was reestablished in 2024 as "Ironi Ashkelon". History After being founded in 1955, Hapoel Ashkelon spent their first few decades in ...

were promoted after finishing the

in the top two places.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to six per team, while only five can be registered to a game. In bold: Players that have been capped for their national team. All Hapoel Tel Aviv foreign players were released due to budget cuts.

Managerial changes

Regular season

Regular season table

Regular season results

Championship round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)

Championship round table

Championship round results

Relegation round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 26 games)

Relegation round table

Relegation round results

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. Note that Championship round teams will play in 36 matchdays, and the Relegation round teams will compete in only 33 matches. Source

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Season statistics

Top scorers

Source

Hat-tricks

Attendances

Maccabi Haifa drew the highest average home attendance in the 2016-17 edition of the Israeli top-flight football league.

References

External links

uefa.com
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